Fire Tiger Month ~ February 2024

The Fire Tiger, also sometimes called the Fiery Furnace, has arrived to begin the solar year of the Wood Dragon. The Tiger marks the beginning of spring which is the season of Wood. With Wood and Fire together this way, you can expect some insomnia, excitement, mania for the next two months. It may be difficult to find relaxation.

This may have a disproportionate effect on 乙 yin Wood stem people and 丙 yang Fire stem people regarding relationships and tempers flaring. That is what’s likely if you are already prone to such things. If you’re not, you’ll probably experience it indirectly – through your interactions with others.

Next month we have the Fire Rabbit, whose nickname is also Fiery Furnace. All of this Fire is technically out of season but strong. Maybe that will be reflected in the weather. The Fire is going to speed up time, almost as if the Dragon wants us to jump straight to April which is the Dragon month. There have been many moments lately where I would like to fast forward but – I’m feeling pressed for time too.

So to start the year we have Wood, Fire and Earth in play, along with unseasonal Fire. If you know your elemental cycles, the Wood would like to break up the earth or control it while the Fire is strengthened by the Wood. Fire creates Earth. This self-sustaining power struggle creates tension between movement and stillness. Both seem problematic. It feels like everything is changing and nothing has changed.

Practical Applications for the Month

If you want to slow down, seek Water. That means actively restoring yourself. Talking about your emotions/health/mental health is one solution and probably one of the most effective ones. It’s not that the talking will solve everything – it’s that the talking allows the possibility of change. Talking is output. Writing is output. What you do is output. Output gets things moving. It gets rid of excess if you have any. Output can also reduce anxiety. That might sound too simple, but most truths do.

If you are a 辛 yin Metal day stem person, the Tiger is a nobleman sign for you relating to money. Whether this means you get money or spend money depends mostly on your natal chart, but also on timing. If you want to understand this in more depth, you might book an hour with me to talk about it, either in the context of your Ba Zi or in the context of study.

If you are a 壬 yang Water day stem person, the Tiger is your Academic Star. The yang fire in the month Stem this month clashes you. This might be a benefit! If you want to know whether that’s true for you, you know where I am.

癸 Yin Water Day stem people may find they get a “delivery of money”. This will be related to or a result of their work.

In a Wood Dragon year, if you have a Tiger in your Ba Zi this is a month where you might benefit financially (and otherwise) from travel. It could be a little lonely but maybe you’re looking for some space? As you know safe travel requires taking precautions for your health. This is also a month where you might be around people who are ill.